A demonstration of the raw Rhodes samples in the PC4. This is from the patch supplied by David Weiser at Weisersound.com but all FX are turned off. 

If you're interested in a Kurzweil, I highly recommend Weisersound.com. Fantastic VIP service and a huge bank of free, custom sounds with your purchase. And he's a friend and righteous dude!

Kurzweil PC4 - Rooftop 73 example

Hammond C2 vs Hammond SK2

Messing around with my new XK1c.  I really like what Hammond has done with this.  Take special note of the small details, like the very subtle clicks as the drawbars are pulled out and the chorus/vibrato tabs are pressed.  Nice!

This is the very first preset from the XK1c called Vintage B-3.

Hammond XK1c - Late night demo

A patch I created on the Oberheim OB8. Reverb is the Eventide Blackhole.

Meditation

Messing around with the AKAI AX80. The bass is a '74 Minimoog, drums are the Roland TR-8S. All other sounds from the AX80.

Akai AX80

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/theo

THEO is a new progressive rock project from keyboardist Jim Alfredson. Inspired and reverent to the classic prog of the 70s (Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson, etc.) but with modern production and sensibilities, THEO brings epic songwriting and sweeping narratives back to the forefront of prog.

Jim Alfredson - keys, lead vocals
Gary Davenport - Chapman Stick, fretless bass
Kevin Depree - drums, percussion, background vocals
Jake Reichbart - guitars

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/theo
https://www.facebook.com/pages/THEO/656605707769844
http://www.theoHQ.com



THEO sampler

A test of the Shure KSM32 condensers as drum overheads. The mics are configured as a spaced pair. No other mics in this audio sample. No compression or EQ. Mic preamps are JLM Audio Dual-99V with Lundahl input transformers.

Drum Overhead Test - Shure KSM32

My attempt to dial in the sound of Jimmy McGriff from his Groove Merchant album entitled Fly Dude. You can find the original album on YouTube and compare. I think I got pretty close.

This is the Hammond XK1c recorded straight into my Steinberg UR44 interface in mono and directly into Cubase. No outboard EQ, processing, reverb, etc.

Hammond XK1c DEMO - McGriffin

A demo of the Hammond SK1. All sounds, including reverbs, are from the SK1 except the drums & percussion, which are from Steinberg's Groove Agent 4. Sounds from the SK1 include:

Hammond B3 organ (with my custom tonewheel set)
Precision Bass (downloadable library sound)
Clavinet AD pickup through CryBaby wah (factory)
Clavinet AC pickup through CryBaby wah (factory)
Wurlitzer Electric Piano (factory but I changed the tremolo speed)
Bari Sax (factory)
Tenor Sax (factory)
Tenor Sax with vibrato (factory)
Trumpet (factory)
Trumpet with vibrato (factory)

Recorded live into Cubase Pro 8. I used the following mastering plug-ins to finalize the mix:

Voxengo PolySquasher (mastering compressor)
u-he Satin (tape emulator)
Sonnox Inflator
Voxengo Elephant (limiter)

Other than an Waves 1176 compressor plug-in on the bass, no processing or EQ was done on the individual tracks.

McGriff's Funk - Hammond SK1 DEMO

I just recapped the crossover in my Leslie 21H and it sounds so good. 

1954 Hammond C2 with TrekII percussion added
195? Leslie 21H

Shure KSM 32 microphones on the top rotor
EV RE20 on the bottom (through a Cloudlifter)

Straight into Cubase. A touch of Valhalla room reverb and just a bit of low EQ added.

Hammond C2 With Leslie 21H

A quick demo of the new Hammond XK5 from 2016 Summer NAMM in Nashville. The XK5 is Hammond's new flagship model featuring an all new sound engine and proprietary multi-contact keying system.

The XK5 is going through a Leslie 3300W miked with two Audio Techinca ATM450 condenser mics on the top rotor and an Audio Technica ATM25 dynamic on the bottom rotor. No processing (EQ, compression, etc.) This is the raw audio from the NAMM booth floor before the show opened on Friday.

NOTE: I didn't realize the pedals had been set to decay a bit slower than standard B3 pedal tones when making this recording. The pedal decay time is adjustable from no decay to about a half second.

Hammond XK5 Demo NAMM2016

One track of the original Yamaha DX7, mono output, into Cubase 8.5, processed with the Valhalla Plate reverb plug-in. That's it.

Yamaha DX7 - Ambient Padscape

Two tracks of the original Yamaha DX7, each a mono output, into Cubase 8.5, processed with the Valhalla Plate reverb plug-in. That's it.

Yamaha DX7 - Ambient Padscape 02

91 year old saxophonist George Howard, a WWII veteran, made his first album in my studio in December 2016. 

George Howard - tenor saxophone
Jim Alfredson - Hammond C2 organ
Larry Barris - guitar
Jeff Shoup - drums

George Howard - That's All - Excerpt

More experimentation / inspiration from my recently refurbished Rhodes.

1975 Rhodes Seventy-Three mk1 pt2

From the 2017 release B3tles - A Soulful Tribute to the Fab Four

B3tles - A Soulful Tribute to the Fab Four

organissimo - Taxman

organissimo - Dig A Pony

organissimo - All You Need Is Love

From the 2017 release Live At The SpeakEZ

Live at the SpeakEZ

organissimo - Jan Jan

Jim Alfredson - Hammond XK5
Randy Napoleon - guitar
Altin Sencalar - trombone
Zach Adleman - drums

Watermelon Man

Dr. Funk, by the soul jazz group organissimo, was penned in early 2011. This song is on the organissimo CD 'Dedicated' and was written to honor  the memory of Grand Rapids saxophonist Wilton Machen. Wilton was a larger than life persona on the jazz & gospel scene in West Michigan and one of the funkiest tenor players to ever pick up a horn. organissimo originally planned to record this song with Wilton but he unfortunately passed away suddenly during the summer of 2011.



Dr Funk - organissimo

A quick sample of the Mellotron sounds in the Kurzweil PC4. These are the factory presets.

PC4 - Ocarina

PC4 - Mellotron Strings 2

PC4 - Mellotron Strings

PC4 - Mellotron Flutes

PC4 - Mellotron Choir

Excerpt from the organissimo Kickstarter "Dedicated" bonus tracks.  Jim Alfredson - Hammond organ.  Larry Barris - guitar.  Randy Marsh - drums.  

organissimo - Smith & Wes (excerpt)

A blast from the past!  Digging deep in the vault, here's a bit of classic organissimo live from the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis, November 2, 2007.  

Jim Alfredson - Hammond XK System through a Leslie 122
Joe Gloss - guitar
Randy Marsh - drums

"You Don't Want To Do That" is originally from organissimo's debut CD, "Waiting For The Boogaloo Sisters" (Big O Records 2403).  This live version displays how the song morphed through the years thanks to countless club and festival dates.

You Don't Want To Do That - Live From The Jazz Kitchen - organissimo

A custom patch I made tonight using the Hex Layer engine.  Nice Wurli sound, don't you think?

Privia PX5s  - Wurli Cruzer

Custom patch for the PX5s.  Rhodes with a phaser effect.  

Privia PX5s - Roadz Phazr

Custom patch made with the help of Mike Martin.  Same as Roadz Phazr but with the amp simulator for some nice crunch.

Privia PX5s - Roadz PanAmp

Ivan Akansiima is from Uganda and studied jazz guitar at Lake Michigan College in Michigan. Joined by organist Jim Alfredson and drummer Jeff Shoup, this collection of holiday classics is offered free for your listening pleasure! Happy holidays!

If you'd like to send a tip, please do so via the following methods:

PayPal: paypal.me/jimalfredson
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All tips will be shared equally with the three members of the trio.

07 Let It Snow

06 Jingle Bells

05 Christmastime Is Here

04 I'll Be Home For Christmas

03 The Christmas Song

02 Up On The Rootop

01 Feliz Navidad

Jim Alfredson is perhaps best known as a Hammond organist, mostly in jazz and blues. His jazz trio, organissimo, formed in November of 2000 and continues to this day, releasing albums on Jim's own Big O Records label. In 1999, at the age of 22, he joined one of mid-Michigan's most revered blues bands, Root Doctor, and over the next 10 years helped produced three albums for them, writing songs and arrangements, before leaving in 2009. In 2010 he joined the international touring band for Los Angeles based blues artist Janiva Magness, leaving in late 2014.

Beyond jazz and blues, Jim has always been interested in other forms of music, including ambient electronica and progressive rock. In 2009 he released his first album of electronic music called 'In Memorandom' and in 2015 under the name THEO he released an album of progressive rock called 'The Game of Ouroborus', available in stereo and 5.1 versions.

Jim's first synthesizer was a Yamaha DX7, replaced by the updated Yamaha SY77 (which he still owns to this day). He enjoys both hardware and software synths, analog and digital, as well as Wurlitzer and Rhodes electric pianos, acoustic piano, and of course Hammond organs and Leslie speakers.

Jim is endorsed by Hammond-Suzuki USA, CASIO Musical Instruments, NEO Instruments, and Lounsberry Pedals. He records and mixes with Steinberg Cubase and Steinberg / Yamaha interfaces.

Jim Alfredson

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